jettison

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The swift text-email combination marked yet another evolution in the often-changing tactics employers deploy to jettison workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

High-profile announcements from companies over the past few years promising to jettison the bachelor’s degree as a hiring requirement largely haven’t resulted in action.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

The decision to jettison the report’s traditional explanatory narrative was announced to EIA staff in a March 10 internal email, after the document was largely complete following months of work.

From Salon • May 6, 2025

Over the past year, as the company’s value continued to plummet, controlling shareholder Shari Redstone decided to jettison the firm her family has controlled for nearly 35 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024

These articles, he claimed, caused him to abandon the plan and to jettison all hope of ever succeeding at such a scheme in the future.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson